Manchester United vs Crystal Palace – Match Preview & Prediction

Manchester United started their 2019/20 season with a huge 4-0 win over Chelsea at Old Trafford, but later stumbled to a 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton this past Monday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men will return home this weekend, and they will host Crystal Palace at Old Trafford in the club’s second home matches of the 2019/20 season. Kick-off for this match at The Theatre Of Dreams is slated for Saturday at 15:00 hrs BST.

Team News

Manchester United won’t have Eric Bailly, as the Ivorian centre-back won’t return until 2020 due to a knee injury. Timothy Fosu-Mensah is out injured as well. Alexis Sanchez might not feature in this match since he is reportedly close to reach an agreement to join Inter Milan. And Diogo Dalot has been added to the injured list and won’t return until after the international break this next month.

As for Palace, the Eagles are without centre-backs James Tomkins and Mamadou Sakho. However, former Chelsea man Gary Cahill could make his debut for the club at Old Trafford.

Form guide

Manchester United ended their preseason tour undefeated and remain on that run this season, securing one win and one draw so far in the 2019/20 Premier League campaign. So far, The Red Devils have scored five goals in two matches while conceding just once.

On the other hand, Palace are winless since they have just one point out of six available in their first two league games (D1, L1). The Eagles are yet to score a single goal thus far, after drawing 0-0 against Everton and losing 1-0 to newly-promoted side Sheffield United.

What is our recent record against Crystal Palace?

United have played the London side 55 times over the years, with the first meeting between the clubs coming in 1922. The Reds have won 37 of the previous clashes, drawn 11 and lost just seven. Plus, The Red Devils are unbeaten in the 20 previous Premier League meetings against Palace, while winning nine of 10 matches to date at Old Trafford.

The most recent match between these two sides at Old Trafford came last season. In that opportunity, The Red Devils couldn’t penetrate Palace’s stout defence and settled for a scoreless draw.